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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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What is WordPress.com?

WordPress is web publishing software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is more than a publishing platform. It’s a powerful and empowering technology built by a global community of passionate contributors, united by the spirit of freedom to create and share without barriers.

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WordPress.com won the following awards in the Content Marketing category

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WordPress.com Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love WordPress.com?

1% Negative

7% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Fair
Helps Innovate
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Content Creation

Content Storage

Content Campaign Management

Web Experience Management Integration

Content Curation / Library Controls

Content Optimization

Editorial Workflow

Multi-Channel Distribution

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Content Analytics

Advanced Video Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Score 8.8

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WordPress.com Reviews

Gangaraboina Lalit K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: Initial Implementation

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Submitted Mar 2024

Easy to use, Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com stands out from other similar products in several ways, including: 1. Ease to use 2. Hosting and Maintenance 3. Security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One aspect that many users appreciate about WordPress.com is its flexibility and ease of use. It allows users to create professional-looking websites with minimal technical knowledge, thanks to its intuitive interface, customizable themes, and drag-and-drop editors. This empowers individuals and businesses to establish their online presence quickly and efficiently.

What do you dislike most about this product?

there are a few aspects of WordPress.com that some users may find less favorable: 1. Limited Customization 2. Cost of Premium Features

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For someone considering WordPress.com as their website hosting and management solution, here are some recommendations to help make an informed decision: 1. Evaluate Your Needs 2. Explore Plans and Pricing 3. Try the free plan

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Shivam V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Mar 2024

Fantastic platform for beginners

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com stands out with its user-friendly interface, customizable themes, and extensive plugin ecosystem, making website creation easy for users without technical expertise.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love how easy it is to create and manage a professional website on WordPress.com, thanks to its user-friendly interface.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One thing I dislike about WordPress.com is the limited flexibility and customization options compared to the self-hosted WordPress.org platform.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Explore WordPress.com's themes and plugins to ensure they fit your needs. Be aware of its limitations compared to self-hosted WordPress.org. Great for beginners but understand its features and limitations.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Navaneetha K.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Construction
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Mar 2024

Free easy tool to use

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

They have more plugin to ease the process

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

UI Framework of WordPress

What do you dislike most about this product?

When using more plugin in website, it will slow down the loading speed in browsers

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Cost effective and easy to build a website from start to end

Pros

Reliable
Inspires Innovation
Acts with Integrity
Includes Product Enhancements

Cons

Less Performance Enhancing
Less Caring
Slower Product Innovation

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

WordPress.com Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love WordPress.com?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Content Creation Provides tools for creating content to be used and shared on the platform.

Content Storage The ability to store various content assets (including text, photos and video) in a defined, structured repository.

Content Campaign Management The ability to deploy specific collateral or assets from the system to feed multi-channel marketing campaigns.

Web Experience Management Integration The ability to integrate with dedicated Web Experience Management platforms (either in the vendor's own product portfolio, or with 3rd party solutions).

Content Curation / Library Controls The ability to curate content through tagging and metadata management, as well as library services (such as version control).

Content Optimization The ability to dynamically optimize content deployed to certain channels (web, mobile, social) using customer profiles.

Editorial Workflow The ability to move content through a structured, automated workflow process (i.e. intake content from create applications, and move to specific folders.

Multi-Channel Distribution The ability to deploy content assets and collateral to multiple channel endpoints (for example, traditional websites, native mobile applications or social media

Personalization/Audience Targeting The ability to display certain content types in a given channel endpoint based on audience demographics (known profile) or traffic attributes (unknown profile).

Content Analytics Analysis of file contents for data trends and any relevant characteristics.

Advanced Video Management The ability to store, manage and perform basic edits on high-fidelity video content.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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WordPress.com Reviews

Gangaraboina Lalit K.

Easy to use, Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shivam V.

Fantastic platform for beginners

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Navaneetha K.

Free easy tool to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Content Creation

Content Storage

Content Campaign Management

Web Experience Management Integration

Content Curation / Library Controls

Content Optimization

Editorial Workflow

Multi-Channel Distribution

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Content Analytics

Advanced Video Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support